Shaving and clipping tool



June 4, 1940. H. 1.. SESSIONS El" AL SHAVING AND CLIPPING TOOL Filed Sept. 27, 1937 H. Sassions *1 Jones 1NVENTOR5 Z2; M AL ATTORNEY.

Patented June 4, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,203,581 SHAVING AND OLIPPING TOOL .Holland L. Sessions and Barry L. Jones,

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Application September 21, 1937, Serial No. 165,820 1 Claim. (Cl. 30-43) The invention relates to'shaving and clipping tools, and its object is to provide a simple and eflicient tool adapted to shave and clip hair.

Another object is to provide a tool with interchangeable parts whereby a plurality of persons may use the tool with his own individual part and thereby ensure a maximum of sanitation in the use of the device. I

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view of a device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cutting head or unit.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cutting unit with the 16 cover removed.

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the unit and Fig. 5 is a plan view ofv the cutting blade member.

Referring to the illustrative drawing, l is a 20 support or handle in which is mounted a suitable electric motor M. The upper end of the handle is removably attached to a bowl '2 of the cutting unit, as to .a threaded nipple 3 that projects from the bowl. The shaft 4 of the motor extends into 25 the bowl 2, and upon a squared portion thereof is mounted the knife carrying member 4' that consists of a hub 5 and two or more radial ribs 6 thereon supporting the cutting. blades 1 at their outer ends. The blades, which may have any 80 suitable form, clear the side wall.8 of the bowl very slightly in order to avoid friction and the resultant heat which would occur if contact with the wall was made.

At a selected point in the side wall 8 of the S6 bowl, the teeth 9 are cut therein. The number of teeth in a given area will vary in accordance with the use to which the tool is to-be put. For example, a bowl for clipping hair will have less teeth in the selected area of its wall than a bowl 0 for use in shaving. In other words, the teeth willbe of such fineness as conditions of use require.

A cap I0 fits snugly over the open top of. the bowl and the depending flange of the cap together with a corresponding section of the top is cut away as shown at I l to-expose the front side and upper ends of the teeth. The depth of the 5 opening it in the top wall of the cap will vary as conditions of use require.

In use the toothed face of the bowl is contacted with the surface to be treated. The hairs that enter between the teeth 8 are. engaged by the m rapidly revolving blades and cut off thereby.

The cutting unit may be made in various sizes and with various degrees of. finenessof the teeth, and size of opening so that each member of c family may have an individual unit and use it on the same power unit. A barber may have several of the cutting units so that he may have at hand at all times a sterilized unit and thereby provide a maximum of sanitation in his shop.

What we claim is: I

In a shaving implement, a handle, an open ended casing fixed on-the forward part of said handle, said casing having a base portion project- Y ing around the handle, said casing having a cylindrical wall provided with an arcuate section extending partially around the wall and with tapering teeth extendingfrom acute points downwardly through a portion ofthe cylindrical wall towards the handle, a cap fitting over said casing and cut away over the tooth provided portion of the casing to expose the same, motor means mounted within the handle and having a shaft projecting into the casing, blade supporting means carried by said shaft, a plurality of blade carrying arms extending outwardly from said shaft, and a blade carried by each of said arms and fitting closely against the inner side of the cylindrical wall of said casing.

HOLLAND- L. SESSIONS; m HARRY 1.. JONES. 

